ELISE ESTHER HEARST is an award-winning Melbourne-based playwright and published author, working and living on Boon Wurrung Country. She studied Creative Arts at Melbourne University and Playwriting at the Royal Court Theatre in London, and was a resident writer with Melbourne Theatre Company in 2019-2020. Her work has appeared at various theatres around Australia, including Yentl (Arts Centre Melbourne and Malthouse Theatre in 2024); The Mesh (Red Stitch Actors’ Theatre); The Sea Project (Griin Theatre); and Bright World (Theatre Works). Her debut novel, One Day We’re All Going to Die, was published in 2023 by HQ Fiction, Harper Collins Australia.